Explained vocabulary

Allot — πόρω

πόρω

porō

The attested forms describe what has been allotted: Physis’s destined portion and the day assigned to life (X.26; LXII.11).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
allot; destine

Meaning

The attested forms describe what has been allotted: Physis’s destined portion and the day assigned to life (X.26; LXII.11). The perfect participle marks an established allotment. πόρω is a dictionary access form for this verbal family, not a claim that the source contains a finite present with that spelling.

Places to read

  1. Hymn X · Line 26Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πεπρωμένη; πεπρωμένον

Occurrence inventory

2 in total. X.26; LXII.11

Lexical references

LSJ πόρω (n85876)